Former national 800m/1500m runner and foremost athletics coach, Anthony Osheku has predicted new course records at the seventh edition of the IAAF silver label Okpekpe International 10km Road Race, which holds next month in Okpekpe, Edo State. Osheku, one of Nigeria’s top road race experts, believes the 2019 IAAF regulations and the decision of the…

The Edo State Government has partnered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on a synergy between the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) and the state’s Agripreneur initiative. Special Adviser to the State Governor on Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security Programme, Joe Okojie disclosed this during a one-day sensitisation programme for farmers in Owan West and Ovia…

On April 4, His Royal Highness, Chief Willy Uloko Idode, Okphe-Ukpi of Ogbona, celebrated his 60th birthday and nine years on the throne. He called Palace Watch to discuss his people’s plans to mark their bi-annual festival known as the Ogbona Day later this month. He said: “it is going to be a massive musical extravaganza…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it has confirmed 16 new cases of Lassa fever from five states in Nigeria. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this in Abuja on Saturday ,while given an update about the disease and effort by the centre. He said that the 16…

Piqued by the growing poverty rate among widows in the rural communities, the attendant neglect by government, and considering the important role they play in the development of their families and communities, the Governing Board of Felix King Foundation, through the operation of Lift Bank, will help lift 10,000 widows and active poor women in…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, the Edo State Capital, yesterday dismissed an exparte motion filed by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege seeking a leave of court to appeal the Federal High Court judgment, which sacked the Prophet Jones Erue-led faction of the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that produced his candidacy.…

The Federal Special Anti-robbery Squad (FSARS) at Adeniji Adele, Lagos has arrested a man, Ikechukwu Ozorumba, who allegedly strangled a Taxify driver to death and stole his car. Ozorumba, aged 29, of No. 16, Yaro Street, Okokomaiko, and his accomplice simply identified as Nkelechi, alias Sunshine, who is on the run, allegedly killed Ebenezer Olotu,…

The management of the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) has begun enumeration programme in its franchise areas of Edo, Delta, Ekiti and Ondo. This was contained in a statement signed by the Chief Transformation and Strategic Officer of BEDC in Benin, Mr. Ernest Edgar. The statement said the exercise was in compliance with the directive…

Excessive heat has caused massive harvest of perishable items in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa, forcing prices of the items to drop by 20 per cent. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) check in Guri Main Market on Saturday, revealed that prices of perishable items have now dropped by 20 per cent, compared to…

About 56,073 students participated in stage one of the 2019 Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics TV Quiz Show, sponsored by Cowbell milk, the flagship brand from Promasidor Nigeria Limited. This is a 34 per cent increase over the 41,730 participants recorded in 2018 when the registration format went strictly online. The online format was introduced in…

Adrenalin is rising within Edo State chapter of All Progress Congress (APC) over alleged plans by Governor Godwin Obaseki’s detractors to visit him with the Ambode treatment next year when he would be due for a second term. Based on speculations that General Charles Airhiavbere (rtd) is working behind the scene to activate his governorship…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N27.46 billion as intervention fund to states affected by conflicts and insecurity, with many displaced from their homes and some living in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps. Governor of Kebbi State and vice chairman of National Food Security Council (NFSC), Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen yesterday…